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Written Answers
6 JUNE 2013
Written Answers
1284W
Naval
Service
Royal
Marines
Royal Navy
UK 102 14 88
OF6
67 9 58
Commodore/
Brigadier
OF7 Rear
26 4 22
Admiral/Major
General
OF8 Vice
7 1 6
Admiral/
Lieutenant
General
OF9 Admiral 1 2 0 2
first Gulf war and Falkland veterans, the risk of suicide
and open verdict deaths is statistically significantly lower
compared to the UK population.
In 2006, the Ministry of Defence commissioned research
from Manchester university to investigate the level of
suicide among those leaving the UK armed forces over
the period 1996 to 2005, and to compare matched
personnel remaining in-service and the general
population. This work was published in March 2009.
The study found that, taking all age groups together,
the risk of suicide was no higher than in the general
community.
Scotland 3 0 3
OF6
2 0 2
Commodore/
Brigadier
OF7 Rear
1 0 1
Admiral/Major
General
OF8 Vice
0 0 0
Admiral/
Lieutenant
General
OF9 Admiral 0 0 0
England 99 14 85
OF6
65 9 56
Commodore/
Brigadier
OF7 Rear
25 4 21
Admiral/Major
General
OF8 Vice
7 1 6
Admiral/
Lieutenant
General
OF9 Admiral 1 2 0 2
1
There were two OF9 Admirals on 1 April 2013. This was reduced
to one when Admiral Zambellas relieved Admiral Stanhope as First
Sea Lord/Chief of Naval Staff in mid April.
Notes:
1. Figures are for UK Regular Forces.
2. UK Regular Forces data are sourced from Joint Personnel
Administration (JPA) system. Location data is based on the station
location of the individual as recorded in the ’Assignment Location
field’ of the JPA system. The figures are based on service personnel’s
station location and not the location of residence—where personnel
work is not necessarily where they live. Personnel deployed on
operations to an area away from their stationed location are shown
against their most recent stationed location.
Source:
Defence Statistics (Tri-Service)
Veterans: Suicide
Katy Clark: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence
(1) if he will commission research into the level of
suicides and attempted suicides among armed forces
veterans; [157998]
(2) how many armed forces veterans have committed
suicide in the last 10 years. [158000]
Dr Murrison: Defence Statistics publish information
on numbers and mortality rates for suicide and open
verdict deaths among first Gulf war and Falkland veterans,
compared to the mortality rates for suicide and open
verdict deaths in the general UK population. For both
ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Cattle: Accidents
Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs (1) what representations he has
made to supermarkets on encouraging them not to
stock meat from breeds of cattle known to be more
dangerous to walkers; [157670]
(2) what advice he publishes to assist farmers in
choosing cattle breeds with regard to the safety of
members of the public. [157673]
Mr Heath: DEFRA has discussed with the Health
and Safety Executive, the National Farmers Union and
breed societies the need to promote and strengthen
guidance and advice for farmers, landowners and other
livestock keepers on cattle and public access.
The Health and Safety Executive has published guidance
about the precautions to be taken with grazing cattle
including ways to minimise the risk to the public, for
example by the way of clear information and signage.
The National Farmers Union’s own guidance suggests
that its members should make an assessment about the
risks posed by livestock being kept in a field with a
public right of way including such matters as whether
the livestock are well-handled and used to people; whether
the livestock have ever been known to react aggressively
to people or dogs; whether cattle have very young calves
at foot; and the route of the right of way through the
field and the field conditions.
The Countryside Code, issued by Natural England,
includes guidance on walkers’ rights and responsibilities
when out in the countryside and in particular advice
and information about the best approach to take if a
walker with a dog finds themselves being threatened by
cattle.
DEFRA has not made representations to supermarkets
to discourage them from stocking meat from breeds of
cattle known to be more dangerous to walkers.
Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for what reasons
his Department has not published a list of dangerous
cattle breeds. [157672]
Mr Heath: There is a list of seven breeds of dairy bull
that are prohibited from land crossed by public rights of
way in section 59 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act
1981. Bulls of all other breeds, if aged over 10 months,
are also banned from such fields unless accompanied by